The Devil's Dictionary: Deinotherium

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
DEGRADATION
DEJEUNER

DEINOTHERIUM

-n.

An extinct pachyderm that flourished when the Pterodactyl was in fashion. The latter was a native of Ireland, its name being pronounced Terry Dactyl or Peter O'Dactyl, as the man pronouncing it may chance to have heard it spoken or seen it printed.

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